Ky. exchange enrolls more than 26K

Beshear: Kentuckians 'stampeding' to sign up

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Oct. 26, 2013

Samantha Davis, left, a kynect certified application counselor, helps Henrietta Dean through the screening process. Angela Shoemaker For The Courier-Journal From left, Samantha Davis, a Kynect certified application counselor, helps Henrietta Dean through the screening process and talks with her about her eligibility for different healthcare options at Family Health Centers - Portland. As the rollout begins full-force, the state has been in the national spotlight as the only Southern state implementing all aspects of the ACA. Oct. 15, 2013

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Kentucky's health exchange, kynect.ky.gov, now has enrolled more than 26,000 Kentuckians in less than a month.

"People who say the Affordable Care Act doesn't work need look no further than Kentucky. Not only is it working here, Kentuckians are still stampeding to the website and call center to find affordable health coverage," said Gov. Steve Beshear in a news release.

"The fact that so many Kentuckians are actively seeking health coverage for themselves, their families and their employees tells us that kynect is meeting a gaping need in our state. At long last, every Kentuckian can ...